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VOL. V. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., FEBRUARY io, 1912. No. 16. FACULTY MODIFIES RULE ON ABSENCES Two Cuts Will Be Allowed on Each Subject. THIRD WILL MAKE FIRST TWO COUNT Will Be Reactive, Saving a Number From Falling by the Wayside for First Term. The faculty of the University, acting on the resolution of the stu dent body of Monday morning and presented to them by a committee composed of G. W. Waring, H. G. Goggans and W. H. Scott, decided at its meeting Tuesday afternoon to modify the absence rule. This means that a student will.be allowed two "cuts" on each subject, but if there is a third cut, the two previous cuts will count. There is a pepalty of two points for each cut. In other words, if a subject is cut twice there will be no penalty, but if it is cut thtee or more times, the penalty will be applied for the first two as well as the succeeding ones. The rule will have a reactive effect, saving many from falling by the wayside for the first term. When the results of the first term's work were announced it was found that not a few had failed owing to the rule of two points off for each unexcused absence. The matter was taken up in student body Monday morning and a committee appointed to request the faculty to modify the rule, and suggesting a substitute. The faculty granted the concession and did even more than was asked, making the rule reactive. The action was appreciated by the men of Carolina. Henry Watterson Spoke in Columbia as Guest of University. Col. Henry Watterson, the noted editor and silver-tongued orator, spoke in the hall of the House of Representatives on the evening of January 31 on the arbitration treaties pend1ing before the United States senate. Col. Watterson came to Columbia with the intention of speaking in the chapel at the Uni * versity, hut after his arrival dlecided to deliver his address at the State house. The chapel is small and as there would be a great dlemandl to * hear "Marse Henri," it was thought best to chngo the ninaen of seaeking. DATES ARE FIXED FOR PRELIMINARIES Team to Oppose Davidson Will Be Selected February 16 and for Trinity Debate on Feb. 19. The preliminary for the David son debate will be held in chapel on the evening of Feb. 16. C. K. Culp, T. C. Cook, M. S. Brohun, J. D. Brandenburg. W. C. McLain, A. H. Williams, F. W. Woodrow and M. M. Johnson will speak in this con test, and three of these, one member from each society and the third from either society, will be chosen as the team to go against Davidson. The debate will be held in Win throp College auditorium in Rock Hill on March 4. The Chamber of Commerce extended a cordial invi tation to the two colleges to hold the debate in that city and, as this is a central point between David son and Columbia, the invitation was accepted. A loving cup has also been offered by Rock Hill to the winner of two out of three debates which are to be held annually. The conditions are that the winner in this debate shall hold the cup one year, then it shall be contested for again and, if the same college wins the second debate, the cup shall be come its permanent property. The date for the Trinity prelim inary is Feb. 19. for the debate, which will be held in Durham, N. C., March 14. The list of men to enter the preliminary is not com plete and will not be published until later. T[he debating council, at its last meeting, elected T. S. McMillan manager of the Davidson debate and A. H. Williams manager of the Trinity debate. These gentlemen will go to Rock Hill and Durham and make all necessary arrange ments as to getting everything in readiness for the debates. Fifteen men have been nominated for judges in each debate and Davidson and Trinity will elect five of these to decide the contest in their respective debates. '[le council p)assedl a resolution that its members make a motion in their societies to appropriate twelve dlollars and fifty cents ($12-50) each to buy monograms for the men who make the teams. The members of the team (deserve something for their work and this monogram would be a suitable reward. JANUARY NUMBER OF CAROLINIAN OUT Last Issue Under Old Staff is a Cred itable One-List of Outgoing and Incoming Editors. The January issue of The Caro linian is out. With this issue the present staff retires and turns the reins over to a new corps. Th'e men who have had charge of the college magazine for the past term are to be congratulated on their splendid' work, and their last effort shows that they did their best until the end. The outgoing staff is as follows: D. C. Heustess, editor-in-chief; assistant editors, Clariosophic So ciety, L. K. Hagood, J. A. Mace; Euphradian Society, F. R. Hem mingway, D. C. Heyward, Jr. Those who will take charge are: D. C. Heyward, Jr., editor-in-chief; J. N. Farris and J. A. Foster from the Clariosophic Society, and M. A. Wright and S. A. White from the Euphradian. The business staff re mains the same: A. G. Hart, busi ness manager, and C. W. Coving ton, assistant. Reception at College for Women Was Delightful and Brilliant. The faculty reception, given each winter at the College for Women, has once more, passed into history as a delightful and brilliant affair. Quite a number of the men of Caro lina attended the 1911-1912 affair on last Monday evening. The guests were received by Miss .Euphemia McClintock, president of the college, several of the faculty and the presidents of each class. Refreshments were served and the entire evening was spent most pleas antly. Receptions, or any kind of enter tainment, at "C. F. W." are always eagerly looked forward to by the University men, especially tile -fac ulty reception and the annual Junior Senior affairs, later on in the ses sion. W. P. Mills Made Twvo Interesting Trips Last Week. Last wveek W. P. Mills made two very interesting trilps, one to Sar dlinia, where lie gave his illustrated lecture on "Palestine," the other to Greenville, where lie conferred with the colleges about seniding dlelegates to the Student Volunteer Confer ence at Dute W'est, March 1-.. PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR GAMECOCK CREW Carolina's Basebal! Team Looks Encouraging. SOME OF THE PLAYERS TO TRY FOR THE TEAM Old Stars, New Men and Scrubs Will Battle for Places on Nine of 1912. Considering the records made by the various teams and the energy being put into athletics by the new men as well as the old, Carolina has no reasons to. fear failure in basket ball, track or baseball during the coming season. In fact, the pros pects are much brighter than they have been for a number of years. Many ol. the old baseball stars are back, and Avitl them the scrubs, who will fill sane of the vacancies on the team, and a good number of new men. "Tommy" McMillan, the cap tain, will resume his old position at short. The fellows remember with pleasure his good work of pre vious seasons. Sam Owens will be out for the catching job again, and John McSween, "tile beau" of last season, will make a stab at first base. "Crip" Whitner will take a shot at second base. "Crane" War ing, Carolina's old stand-hy' in the outfield, will, with magnetic Power, draw his share of the flies. The list would be incomplete were "Reddy" Metts left out. He will be ready to resume his work for the varsity at the opening of the season. Among the scrubs who are likely to compete favorably for places on the varsity are: Stoney. McTcer, Covington, Evans, Moore, Dick, Smith, Shaw, Crosland, Woodrow, Hughes, McGowan, Maxwell and others. Some of the new men are: Von Kolnitz, Guy, McGowan, DuBose, Kooner, I.evy, Boozer, Gage. Og glesby and Manning. McGowan, DuBose, Gage and others will constitute the pitching staff. All of these men have splen did records, andh there is no reason to hope for aniythiing but the best from them. In fact, all of the new mlen have made excellent records at thleir respective institutions. Splendid Schedule. This season's schedule is by far ahead of any undlertaken in the p)ast. (Continued on Page 5.)